2 - Linear Stress-Strain Relation
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Define stress in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when forces are applied to objects.
What is strain?
💡 Hint: Consider how an object stretches or compresses.
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What does the stiffness tensor relate?
💡 Hint: Think about how materials respond to applied forces.
True or False: Major symmetry reduces independent components of the stiffness tensor to 36.
💡 Hint: Consider the sequence of reductions discussed.
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For a material with a stiffness tensor exhibiting only minor symmetry, calculate the number of independent constants if given that it's a linear elastic material.
💡 Hint: Revise the symmetries discussed for clarity.
Explain how energy considerations lead to major symmetries in the stiffness tensor.
💡 Hint: Consider the analogy with springs and energy storage.
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